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Susan and Michael Kuhnhausen

Susan and Michael Kuhnhausen

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 When Susan Kuhnhausen came home from work on a September evening in 2006, she noticed something felt…off. Minutes later, a man charged at her from the shadows with a hammer in hand. What followed was a shocking and harrowing fight for survival—and an investigation that uncovered a dark and twisted plot involving betrayal, manipulation, and a hitman with a violent past. This week, we tell the story of Susan and Michael Kuhnhausen, a case that forces us to ask: how well can you ever really know the person you married?

Original Love Marry Kill air date: 6/30/2025

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Sources:
  • https://www.wweek.com/news/2016/08/17/a-hit-man-came-to-kill-susan-kuhnhausen-she-survived-he-didnt/
  • Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry? S2 E14, “No Bigger Gamble”
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  • Tara the hero cat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEa6jZv-Khc
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